Cymbal retainer

ABSTRACT

A small cylindrical member is provided with a threaded internal bore for engagement on the end of a standard cymbal rod. The end of the cylindrical member is reduced to form a rod and an oblong keeper bar is rigidly secured to the end of the rod. The dimensions of the keeper bar are so related to the standard cymbal hole that the cymbal may be placed on and taken off the cymbal rod by appropriately angling and moving the cymbal relative to the pin while normally retaining the cymbal on the rod.

United states Patent Cordes [s41 CYMBAL RETAINER [72] Inventor: CharlesP. Cordes, 27 Kenneth Place, Clark, NJ. Q7066 221 Filed: March 8, 1972[211 Appl. No.: 232,813

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[S6] References Cited 1 UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,163,949 6/1939 Kiemle..84/422 2,559,143 7/1951 Zildjian ..84/402 3,185,014 5/1965 Ross"874/422 3,336,827 3/1967 Gaylor ..84/422 [4 Dec. 12, 1972 3,464,3059/1969 Meazzi et al. ..84/422 Primary Examiner-Richard B. WilkinsonAssistant Examiner-Lawrence R. Franklin Attorney-Richard C. Sughrue etal.

. 57 ABSTRACT A small cylindrical member is provided with a threadedinternal bore for engagement on the end of a standard cymbal rod. Theend of the cylindrical member is reduced to form a rod and an .oblongkeeper bar is rigidly secured to the end of the rod. The dimensions ofthe keeper bar are so related to the standard cymbal hole that thecymbal may be placed on and taken off the cymbal rod by appropriatelyan-- gling and moving the cymbal relative to the pin while normallyretaining the cymbal on the rod.

4 Claims, 2 Drawing Figures PATENTEDUEC 12 I972 FIGI fv/ CYMBALRETAINERIBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The presentinvention is directed to aretainer for holding a cymbal on a cymbal rodwhich in turn may be attached to a drum or other suitable support.

- 2. Prior Art The standard arrangement for mounting a cymbal on a drumor other suitable support includesa standard cymbal rod having a reducedthreaded end portion over which the cymbal is placed. A suitableretaining means is then secured to the threaded end of the cymbal rod toretain the cymbal in position.

One form of prior art cymbal retainer is comprised of an elongated barwhich is pivoted at its mid-point between two arms ofa U-shaped supportwhich in turn is secured to a cylindrical base member which may bethreaded onto the cymbal rod. When the bar is pivoted into alignmentwith the cymbal rod, the cymbal may be taken on or off the cymbal rodand when the bar is pivoted to a transverse position, the cymbal will beretained on the reduced end of the cymbal rod. Such a two piece pivotedarrangement is expensive to manufacture and is easily worn out andbroken due to the frequent pivoting of the bar.

Other forms of prior art retainer devices include a simple wing nutwhich may be threaded onto the end of the rod or an elastomeric sleevewhich maybe force fitted over the end of the threaded rod. Theelastomeric sleeve may be a separate element or may be connected to theaperture in the center of the cymbal. Although it isrelativelyinexpensive to produce the wing nuts and elastomeric sleeves, both ofthese retaining devices must be physically removed from the cymbal rodeach time it is desired to place the cymbal on or off the rod. This is atime consuming, irritating operation and the chances of losing theretaining device are greatly increased.

It has also been proposed to merely form the cymbal rod as a straightextra long rod so that the cymbal would not bounce off the end in thecourse of being struck. However, the cymbal is generally supported onthe shouldered cymbal rod by metal washer and a felt washer and therewould be nothing to retain these washers on the rod when the arrangementis disassembled for shipment.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a cymbalretainer which is of simple, rigid, durable construction which may bepermanently kept in place on the end of a standard cymbal rod whilepermitting the simple and rapid placement and removal of a cymbalthereon. There are no moving parts in the cymbal retainer of the presentinvention which can wear out, nor is it ever necessary to remove thecymbal retainer from the cymbal rod, thereby reducing the possibility ofloss.

The cymbal retainer is comprised of a sleeve having an internallythreaded bore adapted to be threaded on to the end of a standard cymbalrod. The opposite end of the sleeve is reduced to form a pin and a rigidoblong keeper bar is secured to the end of the pin. The dimensions ofthe pin and keeper bar are so related to he standard cymbal hole so asto permit the placement and removal of the cymbal on and off the cymbalrod by merely angling the cymbal and shifting the cymbal transverselyand longitudinally relative to the cymbal rod. A tapered shoulder isprovided between the cylinder andpin portions of the retainer to preventthe cymbal fromhanging up due to size differential.

The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of theinvention will be apparent upon the following more particulardescription of a preferred embodiment of the invention as illustrated inthe accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a side elevation view,partly in section, of the cymbal retainer according to the presentinvention.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the cymbal retainer according to thepresent invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The cymbal retainer 10 shown inFIG. 1 is secured to a standard cymbal rod 12. The cymbal rod 12 has athree-eighths inch diameter with a reduced threaded end portion which isA1 20 inches. A metal washer l6, rests on the shoulder 18 and a plasticor rubber sleeve 20 surrounds the threaded end portion 14 and rests uponthe washer 16. A felt washer 22, surrounds the sleeve 20 and rests onthe metal washer 16. The sleeve 20 does not cover the entire threadedend portion 14 and approximately one-half inch of the threaded endportion is left exposed for the reception of a retainer device. Theforegoing elements are all standard in the music industry and the cymbalretainer according to the present invention is compatible therewith.

The cymbal retainer 10 is provided with a hollow cylindrical portion 24which is provided with internal threads compatible with the threads onthe end of a standard cymbal rod. The cymbal retainer 10 is alsoprovided with a 3/l6-inch diameter pin 26 which is of one piece integralconstruction with the cylindrical portion 24. A tapered shoulder 28 isdisposed between the larger diameter sleeve and the reduced diameter pinto prevent the cymbal from hanging up on the shoulder at any time. The3/l6-inch diameter pin 26 is further reduced to a 41-inch diameter pinportion 30. A generally oblong keeper bar 32 having a Va-inch diameterhole 34 is inserted over the %-inch diameter pin 30 and the end of thepin is subsequently peaned over or deformed by any suitable means toretain the keeper bar 32 thereon. The keeper bar is five-eighths inchlong and three-eighths inch wide and the ends of the bar are rounded offon a radius of three-sixteenths inch.

The standard cymbal is provided with center hole 34 having a 7/ l6-inchdiameter. Thus, the curvature provided on each end of the keeper bar isslightly less than the curvature of the hole in the cymbal tofacilitatethe passage of the cymbal hole over the keeper bar. In utilizing thecymbal retainer of the present invention, the retainer 10 may bethreaded onto the end of the standard cymbal rod 12 and left thereoneven when it is desired to place or remove a cymbal on or from thecymbal rod. In placing a cymbal on a rod, the procedure is as follows:first, the cymbal is angled in the position A and lowered over thecurved end of the keeper bar; second, the cymbal is then shiftedtransversely to bring the edge of the cymbal hole adjacent the point ofjoinder between the pin 26 and the undersur ,face' of the keeper bar 32while rotating the cymbal toward a horizontal position as shown inposition B; and third, the cymbal is lowered into a horizontal positionwhere it freely rests on the felt washer 22 as shown in position C. Toremove the cymbal, the reverse procedure is followed.

While the invention has been particularly shown and described withreference to a preferred embodiment thereof, it will be understood bythose in the art that various changes in form and detail may be madetherein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

For example, the keeper bar 32 could be threaded or riveted onto the endof the reduced pin portion 26 or the entire retainer could be made inone piece by die casting, plastic molding or by machining. It is alsocontemplated that the standard cymbal support rod 12 could be modifiedwhereby the reduced pin portion 26 would be of one piece with thesupport rod and the tapered shoulder 28 would be formed on the end ofthe cylindrical sleeve 20. In such an arrangement, the reduced pinportion could merely be an extension of the reduced threaded portion 14of the support rod 12 and the keeper bar could be threaded directlythereon or secured by any other suitable means. The use of the termintegral in the present application implies both a one piececonstruction or a construction wherein a plurality of pieces are securedtogether by any suitable means.

What is claimed is:

l. A cymbal retainer for retaining a cymbal having a standard holetherein on the end of a cymbal support rod while permitting removal ofthe cymbal by specific manipulations without removal of the cymbalretainer from the cymbal support rod comprising a cylindrical portionhaving a diameter smaller than the diameter of the standard cymbal holeadapted to be integrally secured on the end of the cymbal support rod, areduced diameter pin co-axial with and integrally secured to saidcylindrical portion, a tapered shoulder disposed between the peripheralsurface of said cylindrical portion and the peripheral surface of saidreduced pin and a keeper bar rigidly secured transversely to the reducedpin in spaced relation to said shoulder, said keeper bar having asubstantially oblong shape with a length greater than the diameter ofthe standard cymbal hole.

2. A cymbal retainer as set forth in claim 1 wherein the distance fromone end of said keeper bar to a point on said reduced pin which isadjacent to the keeper bar and diametrically opposite from said one endof said keeper bar is less then the diameter of a standard cymbal hole.

3. A cymbal retainer as set forth in claim 2 wherein the ends of saidkeeper bar are rounded off on a radius less than the radius of thestandard cymbal hole.

4. A cymbal retainer as set forth in claim 1 wherein said cylindricalportion is hollow with internal threads adapted to be threaded on thethreaded end of a standard cymbal support rod.

1. A cymbal retainer for retaining a cymbal having a standard holetherein on the end of a cymbal support rod while permitting removal ofthe cymbal by specific manipulations without removal of the cymbalretainer from the cymbal support rod comprising a cylindrical portionhaving a diameter smaller than the diameter of the standard cymbal holeadapted to be integrally secured on the end of the cymbal support rod, areduced diameter pin coaxial with and integrally secured to saidcylindrical portion, a tapered shoulder disposed between the peripheralsurface of said cylindrical portion and the peripheral surface of saidreduced pin and a keeper bar rigidly secured transversely to the reducedpin in spaced relation to said shoulder, said keeper bar having asubstantially oblong shape with a length greater than the diameter ofthe standard cymbal hole.
 2. A cymbal retainer as set forth in claim 1wherein the distance from one end of said keeper bar to a point on saidreduced pin which is adjacent to the keeper bar and diametricallyopposite from said one end of said keeper bar is less then the diameterof a standard cymbal hole.
 3. A cymbal retainer as set forth in claim 2wherein the ends of said keeper bar are rounded off on a radius lessthan the radius of the standard cymbal hole.
 4. A cymbal retainer as setforth in claim 1 wherein said cylindrical portion is hollow withinternal threads adapted to be threaded on the threaded end of astandard cymbal support rod.